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Population Blantyre (Malawi)
732 518
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Blantyre is 732 518 people, including children under the age of 6 - 72 611 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 87 078 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 87 261 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 315 624 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 159 689 people, and the centenarians Blantyre over 80 years old - 10 255 people.
Population size Blantyre by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 72 611 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 87 078 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 87 261 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 315 624 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 159 689 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 10 255 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Blantyre
Total Blantyre permanent residents 344 283 men (47%) and 388 235 women (53%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 22 378 / 6% | 17 903 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 22 378 / 6% | 17 559 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 19 968 / 5.3% | 15 838 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 16 869 / 4.4% | 13 772 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 19 968 / 5.3% | 16 526 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 29 608 / 8.1% | 24 789 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 28 919 / 7.9% | 24 789 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 26 509 / 7.2% | 24 100 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 24 444 / 6.6% | 22 723 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 22 378 / 6% | 21 002 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 25 476 / 6.9% | 25 477 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 26 854 / 7.3% | 29 265 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 22 378 / 6% | 26 166 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 15 492 / 4% | 20 658 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 6 541 / 1.4% | 11 018 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 8 262 / 1.9% | 17 215 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 5 852 / 1.2% | 15 493 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Blantyre: have higher education 22.6% (165 549 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (21 976 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (260 776 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (114 273 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (62 997 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (60 799 people), have no education — 0.3% (2 198 people), illiterate — 0.7% (5 128 people).
| Higher education | 165 549 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 21 976 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 260 776 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 114 273 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 62 997 / 8.6% |
| High school | 60 799 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 2 198 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 5 128 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Blantyre
Total Blantyre the number of officially employed population is 468 812 people (64%), pensioners 197 780 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 43 951 people (6%).
| Employed population | 468 812 / 64% |
| Unemployed | 43 951 / 6% |
| Pensioners | 197 780 / 27% |
Disability
Total Blantyre have a disability 72 739 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 11 501 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 27 982 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 26 883 (3.67.%), disabled children 6 373 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 72 739 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 11 501 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 27 982 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 26 883 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 6 373 / 0.87% |